They are, of course, the Valkyries. If you’re unfamiliar with ... regally through the skies on white horses, but in Old Norse mythology of the 13th century, when folklore told of beautiful ...

Because Valkyries. These ladies appear a lot in the Norse mythology that influenced the Ring Cycle, none so much as the shieldmaiden Brünnhilde, who heads up Wagner's fearsome bevy of soul couriers.

The Valkyries, in the guise of swans, bore their fallen heroes to the Valhalla of Norse mythology. Pythagoras believed the souls of poets passed into swans, a fitting entombment that turns the ...

Norse mythology has it all—gods with unpredictable ... lingers long after you’ve finished the book. Heart of a Valkyrie by Melanie Karsak follows Freydis Eiriksdottir, the illegitimate ...

Brynhild is a Valkyrie, one of the powerful female ... this abridged collection of mythology includes 10 famous Norse folktales. First published in 1914, the stories were initially collated ...